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Sherlock throws something - which appears to be a cane to John - who catches it swiftly with one hand.

"Excellent reflexes, you'll do" Sherlock says as he turns to face John with a wry smile.

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Martin Freeman as John Watson in Sherlock: The Abominable Woman

The scene then cuts to Sherlock and John in a tense conversation between the two of them as it appears that he is introducing his new tenant to someone off-camera - possibly Mrs Hudson (Una Stubbs).

"John is an army doctor," Sherlock says to which John replies: "I'm an army doctor, which means I could break every bone in your body while naming them."

Again, the scene cuts back to the previous one as the investigator tells John: "The name is Sherlock Holmes and the address is 221b Baker Street."

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Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes in The Abominable Bride

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Sherlock and Doctor Watson in The Abominable Bride

The teaser mirrors the first meeting between the two men in the first ever episode of Sherlock, A Study in Pink, which saw them engaging in another battles of wits.

The introduction even features actor David Nellist in a similar role to the one he had in Sherlock, where he played John's friend Mike Stamford and brought the two men together. The star is even seen wearing what appears to be an identical set of spectacles in both scenes.

The clip also appears to show a big departure from the modern-day John, with the Victorian version of the character appearing to be more feisty and forthright in his opinions.

The preview follows on from the announcement that the Sherlock special was called The Abominable Bride and would be broadcast on New Year's Day.

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Benedict Cumberbatch as Hamlet

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Benedict Cumberbatch as Hamlet in the production of Hamlet at the Barbican centre, London.

The 90-minute special will follow one of the cases referred to in the Sherlock Holmes stories but was one penned by author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

The episode has taken the super deducer back to his Victorian roots as Sherlock will don a deer stalker hat and have a pipe in his mouth, while his companion Dr Watson will be sporting an impressive moustache and bowler hat for the period crime drama.

The Abominable Bride will also star members of the Sherlock cast Amanda Abbington as Mary Morstan, Una Stubbs as housekeeper Mrs Hudson, Louise Brealey as Molly Hooper, and Rupert Graves as DI Lestrade.